The RareSite Network

 

September 22, 2008

An Introduction to Google Sitemaps

… and why I ‘m dying to get finally in the Google SERP

Have you also experienced that getting indexed on Google, despite the Google crawler visits each day your site, is getting tougher and tougher, not to say it’s apparently almost impossible in short term?! Between us, in the corridors of Google, they’re talking about the notorious ‘Google Sandbox’ theory. According this theory, a new website is first ’sandboxed’ and doesn’t get a ranking when the keywords of that website are not incredibly competitive. The Google Sandbox is in fact a filter placed in March of 2004 which new websites prevents from having immediately success in the Google search engine result pages. This filter “is only intended to reduce search engine spam”. The sandbox filter is not a permanent filter for your website, what means you can only wait, wait and wait until Google liberates you from this filter. In mean time, don’t recline, but write original and well optimized content; write, publish and share articles, place a link on other websites etc.

An example:

I started with wallies.info this year on April 1st and submitted this URL on Google, Yahoo and MSN Search on the same day. Two months later, when I’m searching for ‘http://www.wallies.info’ and ‘wallies.info’, Google has twice 1 search result, Yahoo! twice 65 results and MSN Search 313 and 266 results. A remarkable difference, isn’t it?! Anyway, Google has a huge problem and backlog to index (new) pages. But two or three times a week, I receive a Google Alert for these two searches, but they aren’t encountered again in the Google search engine results pages (SERP) at all.

With the introduction of Google Sitemaps (https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/), a beta website update reporting service, on Friday 3rd of June 2, I hope this will restrict the Sandbox waiting room. With a Sitemap, crawlers are better enabled to find out recently changed pages and get immediately a list of present pages. As Google Sitemaps is released under a Creative Commons license, all search engines can make use of it. Important to know is that Google Sitemaps will not influence the calculation of your PageRank.

Sitemaps has its own variant of the XML protocol and is called the ‘Sitemap Protocol’. For each URL some additional information such as the last modified date can be included.

There are several methods to create your XML Sitemap:

1. The Sitemap Generator (https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/docs/en/sitemap-generator.html) is a simple script that can be configured to automatically create Sitemaps and submit them to Google.

2. Make your own Sitemap script

3. With the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) protocol for metadata harvesting (http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.html)

4. With RSS 2.0 and Atom 0.3 syndication feeds

5. A simple list of URLs with one per line

In the current RSS era, it’s obvious that the fourth method is the most logical and easiest. Roughly said, you need only to make a new XML template. For a working Sitemap example of the wallies.info blog, got to http://www.wallies.info/blog/gsm.php.

This XML Sitemap has to be submitted on the Google Sitemaps page ( https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/ ). When you’ve updated your listed pages or your Sitemap has changed, you have to resubmit your Sitemap link for re-crawling.
After I’ve submitted the wallies.info Sitemap, it took approximately between 3 and 4 hours before Google has downloaded the file.

Please note that Sitemaps doesn’t influence in no way the calculation of your PageRank, Google doesn’t add every submitted Sitemap URL to the Google Index and Google doesn’t guarantee anything about when or if your Sitemap pages will appear in the Google SERP.

Off course, it’s easier for you to set up an automated job to submit this XML-file.

You can do this with an automated HTTP request, like this example (your sitemap has to be URL encoded, this is everything behind /ping?sitemap=):

www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/ping?sitemap=
http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yoursite.com%2Fsitemap.xml

What is the Sitemap Protocol?

The Sitemap Protocol informs the Google search engine which pages in your website are available for crawling. A Sitemap consists of a list of URLs and may also contain additional information about those URLs, such as when they were last modified, how frequently they change, etc.

An example of the XML Sitemap format:

-

xmlns=”http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap/0.84″>

-

http://www.wallies.info/blog/

2005-06-07T05:34:36+02:00

daily

1.0

-

http://www.wallies.info/blog/item/130/index.html

2005-06-05T10:59:22+02:00

1.0

-

The XML Sitemap Format uses the following XML tags:

- urlset : this tag encapsulates all other tags of this list;

- url : this tag encapsulates the changefreq, lastmod, loc and priority tags of this list;

- changefreq (optional) is how frequently the content at the URL is likely to change. Valid values are ‘always’, ‘hourly’, ‘daily’, ‘weekly’, ‘monthly’, ‘yearly’ and ‘never’;

- lastmod (optional) is the time the content at the URL was last modified. The timestamp has to be in a ISO 8601 format;

- loc (required) : the URL location / a URL for a page on your site (< 2.048 characters).

- priority (optional) : the priority of the page relative to other pages on the same site and is a number between 0.0 and 1.0 (default 0.5). This priority is only used to select between URLs on your site. The priority of your pages will not be compared to the priority of pages on other sites.

An urlset may contain up to 50.000 URL’s and the file must not be larger than 10MB when uncompressed. Multiple Sitemaps are gathered in a Sitemap index file with a maximum of 1,000 sitemaps of the same site.

The Google Sitemaps URL: https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/

For feedback of this Sitemaps article, please feel free to visit http://www.wallies.info/blog/item/132/index.html

Walter V. is a self-employed internet entrepreneur and founder-webmaster of several websites, including wallies.info: A snappy blog about snappy blue things: blog | wiki | forum | links – http://wallies.info

mblo.gs: a snappy moblog community – http://mblo.gs

Truth or Consequences

I am making a trek through the Bible this year starting out
with reading a couple chapters in the Old Testament and
about 1 chapter starting with Matthew per day. It’s amazing
how many times they coincide with eachother. I just got to
thinking about the truth that God keeps telling us about. If
only we would learn to lean on this fact instead of being
stubborn and thinking we are all excempt from life
happening, our lives would start to shape up the way they
were intended.

About three and a half thousand years after the fall of man in
Genesis, a nation arises out of Exodus. The main theme
behind God’s Word is redemption. People back then are not
so different than they are today. Chapter 32 tells about the
impatience of the Israelites while Moses went up to Mt. Sinai
to get the Commandments from God. God had already done
miraculous events to prove Who He was, but after a short
while promising they would be faithful to follow all His
commands, they grew impatient. They had convinced Aaron
to make for them a golden calf in which to honor. God saw
all that was happening and was set to destroy them all, but
Moses pleaded for God to change His mind. (Ex.32:12) He
did turn from the evil which He thought about doing to them
(vs. 15)

When Moses returned with the tablets written by God,
Joshua told him there was a noise of war in the camp. (vs.
32:17) But it wasn’t a war, it was a celebration of the most
brazen kind. Moses saw that the people were singing and
dancing around the molten calf, acting like crazed maniacs.
(vs.32:19). Moses got so angry that he melted the calf and
broke the tablets from God. Since Aaron was left in charge,
Moses asked him why did he let this happen? (vs.32:21)
And like so many of us, Aaron blamed it on the people being
set on evil. He did not show any authority. We see this alot
even in the churches themselves today. There is such a
passive role among Pastors and Preachers and Teachers.
They don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings and so they preach
messages of “sin managment” instead of telling everyone
how it really is.

But God is a God of order and will not put up with
compromise in the least bit. God will bring condemnation
upon those who are as He called a “stiff-necked” people. He
gave them consequences to pay for.

“And when Moses saw that the people were unruly and
unrestrained (for Aaron had let them get out of control, so
that they were a derision and object of shame among their
enemies). Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and
said, Whoever is on the Lord’s side, let him come to me.
And all the Levites (the priestly tribe) gathered together to
him.” Ex. 32:26-27 (Amplified)

God demands order in our lives and if we don’t pay heed to
His direction, He will let us be an object of shame before
our enemies. Our church families are out of order and we
are seeing the result of this today. Why can’t we get this
right? God is a Man of His Word and He ordered for those
who were on His side to kill all the others that weren’t,
including brothers and friends and neighbors. (vs.32:27)

About 3,000 men fell that day under the sword of the Levis.
Because of their obedience, God had consecrated them
and set them apart as priests to the Lord. God could now
restore their blessings that He had already bestowed on
them through Abraham.

Moses wanted to make atonement for the evil that these
people had done, but no one except Christ can do that
today. Moses asked God to blot his name from the Book of
Life. But God spoke this; “Whoever has sinned against Me, I
will blot Him (not you) out of My Book. God still promises to
do that today. No one can save us except the blood of Christ.
We can not ride on someone else’s coat tails for
redemption.

If we know the truth, why then do we tempt it? Do we think
God doesn’t really care, that He will forgive us just because
He thinks we’re so special? Don’t be deceived by any false
doctrine being taught. There is only One Way to salvation
and that is through Jesus Christ, other than that, you’re on
your own. God can not look upon sin of any kind and unless
you are covered in the blood, God can not look upon you. He
will have no choice but to crush you into dust one day.

“And whoever falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces,
but he on whom It falls will be crushed to powder (and It will
winnow him, scattering him like dust).” Matt. 21:44

Jesus is the Stone on which we should fall. God will break
us of our human nature and reshape us into a work of pure
gold. But for the one who refuses to be broken by Him will
end up being crushed by Him when He will judge the evil
works of their hands. This is the Truth and these are the
consequences.

If you haven’t come to Christ as your Rock of Salvation yet, or
may have back slidden, it’s never too late to ask for
repentence. It’s all that God requires of you. It’s not how
badly you’ve behaved in the past. He can throw all that out in
an instant and give you a clean slate. Since we know that
Christ will return one day, we just don’t know exactly when,
why would you let another day go by without coming to Him?

God is slow to anger and shows His loving kindness to all
who come to Him for forgiveness. Perhaps He’s waiting for
you to come today?

When you fall on the Stone, you can then stand firm!

Vivian Gordon - EzineArticles Expert Author

Vivian Gordon writes inspirational and spiritual articles
in which to help strengthen the Believer’s walk in Christ.
They are often taken from today’s point of view and
used in conjunction with what God says about certain
situations and how we are to handle them. There is
always an answer for every problem. These articles are
not all about asking God “why?” but in finding the
answers.

September 21, 2008

What We Must Know regarding Online Sports Competiti ...

Bond together the two of people’s most important leisure actvities and you’ll show something that’s universally known as a sportsbook gambling site. Well, what could be more resourceful. If you envisage a clique of devotees clapping to support a chosen team, and ceaselessly wagers will be proclaimed in tandem with the din. Avid to catch more of the delights, bystanders customarily try to envisage who will win the coming competition. All this will develop into a friendly, good humored competition called sportsbook gambling site.

You can play bet custom sports like the pros! Get the hottest gaming tips here.

No doubt it might seem overwhelming but, rather sports betting is, in reality, purely diverting and to team up with your fellow sports buddies. You can wager a a negligible quantity of chicamin and yet have a excellent time. See below for a group of basic tips to help you get started sports betting.

In order to bet, you’d be well advised to check out a sportsbook gambling site, which is a place that tenders sportsbook gambling site. In the US, we currently have no less than four states where to go for sports betting in a lawful manner, but beyond legality you can do it everywhere if you locate a bookie and you are legally of age. On the list of sports events you’ll be able to wager on are pro including, in addition, college football plus college basketball, professional hockey, professional hockey, including, in addition, betting on both horse and dog racing. Clients might bet money on the comprehensive tally of a fight or game, in what round any given contestant will be defeated, and even if a coin toss in a fight or game will come out heads or tails.

The betting outfit trust stats and maths to help you discern which team you trust will win. First off, there’s the spread, that is to say leverage given to a a losing contestor that is expected to fail by x number points. Self-Evidently, this comprises the sportsbook company’s time-honored modality of enabling evenhanded wagers for a sportsbook. To give an example a gambler may choose to risk some money on a contestant that is expected to fail and and yet profit from that wager if the contestor goes under by x number of points.

One can opt for numerous different genres of antes– straight bets, parlays, i.e. combined wagers on several games, and more, the straight bets being the best known in sports betting.

Why not give it a runover and enjoy yourself at one go. Simply make sure that you won’t get too enthusiastic and fritter your complete retirement income on a quirk. Else, there’s a strong probability you’ll find yourself lamenting it for the rest of your life.

September 19, 2008

Local Customers Know Where to Find Local Businesses ...

Through search engines and directories, the Internet provides a quick and easy place to choose a local merchant or business.

Just because the Internet is worldwide doesn’t mean local businesses can’t benefit from having a website and a presence in the search engines. Realizing the benefits of local searches Google recently launched “Google Local.” This feature allows searchers to enter in their zip code and search using keywords. When the results are returned they provide the address and phone number of the businesses. Google and MapQuest have partnered to provide maps and directions to the locations that are returned in the search. Yahoo, AOL and MSN also have local capabilities.

The Kelsey Group and ConStat have found that 70% of US households use the internet to shop for local products and services. http://www.imediaconnection.com/news/5319.asp

More and more people are turning to search engines and online yellow pages to search for local companies. A website allows for business owners to provide more information about their products and services than a full-page ad ever could.

An important update to make for your site is adding your physical address to your site pages, in the footer perhaps. This will ensure that the search engine’s indexing spider or bot pick up the address for inclusion in the search engine. Search engine optimization (SEO) is also important so that not only is your address being pulled for inclusion in local results, but your site is found for the correct terms that describe your business. SEO can be performed on an existing site or as part of the development of a site.

Alyssa Duvall is an Internet marketing and a Search Engine Marketing Specialist. She provides proven results for Website promotion. More articles can be found at
http://bigoakinc.com/seo-articles/seo-articles.php

This article may be freely reprinted as long as all links and author information remain.

September 17, 2008

Do you desire to go out and get a kitchen and call ...

Examine to see if the moneylender who is tending to give you a money loan is safe. That’s why now you need to check and consider if you can have a credit loan at a estimable percent rate. It makes no difference if you live in Bell California or in Carrollton Texas a serious online analysis will spare you often lots of disorder. At this present you can check over rates quickly online and ensure if there are other possible traps you should know about. You should be overbold today to check up if you have a special offer or if you don’t with the bank that offers you a bank loan. A merchant bank in Ann Arbor Michigan or so may have a total totally different actual loan rate for a 32500 dollar money loan then a moneylender in Freeport New York and that makes a big clear gap in your weekly pay offs. 15.2 percent interest rate may seem so fairish but will that be unalterable after you’re going to return your credit loan. Many of the banks wil show you a rate of interest that looks just but feels poorly or so after a period of time.

Translated it says: Woon je in Son en Breugel of Valkenswaard en hebt u BKR notering. Lenen met een BKR registratie is nog nooit zo gemakkelijk geweest. Koop een andere caravan met geld lenen met bkr, 148710 euro is geen probleem om te financieren. Van Huizen tot Wieringermeer, financieren met BKR is altijd mogelijk.

September 9, 2008

A Beginners Guide to Wall Mounting Television Brack ...

There are several convenient benefits to wall-suspending a flatpanel television, such as freeing up floor or desk space, nevertheless for the majority the central motive is completely visual – because lets face it, a wall-mounted television appears very smart. And the beauty of wall suspending telly is that anyone with even the most nominal DIY skill can achieve it. Buy Plasma Wall Mounts at great prices only at Digital Direct Today!

Purchasing a TV bracket, the first action is to find the best fitting bracket for your telly. There is a big figure of brackets to choose from, accessible for Plasma televisions of all shapes, dimensions and weights, so it is key that you make sure you’re armed with your TV set’s vital statistics prior to setting off to the TV stores. And before purchasing, mull over what variety of flexibility you may possibly require after the TV is fixed, as different types of telly brackets provide varying levels of lateral & vertical movement.

Set brackets hold the TV close to the wall, & do not allow you to amend the horizontal or vertical position. Their lack of obstacles often means that they are the most low cost choice, but it can be problematic to access rear-suspended sockets.

Tilting brackets, nevertheless, let you to tip the TV screen up or down to alter the vertical screening position, whilst ’tilt & swivel’ TV brackets let you tilt the display forward & rotate it from side to side.

Small screen Liquid Crystal Display (more commonly known as LCD) tellies can additionally be hanged via brackets with more sophisticated mechanisms for additional stiffness, making them great for kitchen or dinning room fitting. You can get brackets with an arm that revolve from side to side, or ones that tilt, swivel, pan and extend. These let you to situate the screen at any feasible angle and then push it away neatly when you’re done watching your favourite TV episode.

September 8, 2008

SENSIBLE WAYS OF AVOIDING CAR ACCIDENTS

Most car accidents are caused by impulsive teenage drivers who treat the road as their own race tracks. The simple logical reason for this is that teenagers have lesser driving experience and therefore are most likely to commit traffic violations which often times lead to vehicular accidents. In order to guide teenagers as well as adult drivers in avoiding future car accidents, this article will tackle some easy to follow steps of avoiding car accidents.

To start with, it is always practical and sensible to check for incoming cars twice before pulling into an intersection at a stop sign. Following this simple rule may actually save lives since there are cases wherein accidents happen simply because the driver neglected to look in both ways of the intersection and then bang- ACCIDENT!

Backing out in a parking area to some may be a simple matter however did you know that accident may also occur while you’re backing out your car? The most common car accident involved in this kind of situation is the rear-end collision since it is very common in parking areas wherein two cars opposite of each other leaving or pulling out of the area at the same time and then COLLISION!- that is why it is of great importance to look behind you before backing out of the parking place to avoid accidents.

The next avoiding car accident rule is to watch out for rushing cars through intersections especially at the end of a red light. And also, beware of those cars that try to beat the red light and also those cars that try to make it through the intersection on the yellow light since such cars are likely to meet accident once caught in the intersection the moment the traffic light turns green. These kinds of scenarios are the most common and happen all the time.

The next rule can be considered a basic rule in driving and which is to look left and right before making a right-hand turn. One of the common mistakes committed by drivers when making a right-hand turn especially in an intersection is the habit of looking left until the traffic is clear before entering the intersection, well there is nothing wrong with this since the traffic is from the left. However, the right side of the intersection will also have various things going on which you as a driver must also be aware of such as a fast incoming car who tries to beat you in entering the intersection and then hit your car as you right-hand turn on the intersection.

Another, thing to remember is to watch out for cars that are pulling trailers especially in an intersection. There are some instances especially when you’re in a hurry that you neglect to look at the entirety of the vehicle crossing and then realizing too late that there is a trailer behind after crashing into it. And also, in switching lanes on a highway always check for a clear lane before switching lanes. Moreover, be very careful when you are driving close to trucks and never overtake on the right side of the truck since the driver won’t be able to see you passing. This is probably one of the dumbest things however if your reason for doing such is to commit suicide that’s another thing. And lastly, try to limit your speed especially when you’re in a neighborhood full of children, remember little kids have this habit of playing in the street so please be very careful and always be alert when driving.

For comments and suggestions about the article kindly log on to Los Angeles Car Accident Lawyer

September 5, 2008

Cheap Treadmills – The Way To Exercise At Hom ...

Finding and purchasing cheap treadmills can be an excellent start to your fitness program. Treadmills are a great way to exercise. They are an excellent piece of equipment most people add to their home gyms.

Treadmill Benefits

Because the two most popular forms of exercise are running and walking, treadmills are designed to accommodate both. The speed and incline controls on a treadmill were designed to let the user control the machine to fit his or her needs.

Treadmills also offer you the same workout despite the excruciating heat of summer, bitter cold of winter, vicious wind of spring, or incessant rain of fall. The consistency of workout is one of the reasons people succeed in an exercise program.

Treadmills also offer a low impact workout. Their deck surfaces are designed to reduce pressure on your joints and absorb the impact of your feet as they repeatedly hit the surface. Most treadmills offer some variety as well.

Depending on the model you purchase, many treadmills offer different programs to vary your workout speed and level of difficulty.

Things To Think About

Before you invest in one of many cheap treadmills, though, there are many things to consider.

First, consider the horsepower. Weaker motors wear out easily. If this is a piece of equipment you intend to own for some time, you do not want something that will wear out. Do not confuse this with peak horsepower. You are looking for continuous duty horsepower.

Second, consider treadmill speed. They are built for either walking or running, usually not both. Buy one that fits your activity needs. Next, decide whether or not you want a treadmill with a program. This works for some people, and others really hate it. Go with whatever fits your needs, because if you do not want one, don’t spend the extra money for it. You also want to think about belt size, the durability of the deck, the type of incline you desire, and the hand rail options you want.

How To Go Cheap

If you want to buy cheap treadmills, you essentially have three options. First, you can buy used equipment. While it may not be new to you, it still gets you the equipment you need.

Second, you can skimp on the options. This is a good decision for people who just care about the machine itself.

Finally, you can buy reconditioned. This equipment is usually like new when you get it without the high price tag. It often comes from a gym that is updating their equipment. Some online companies offer a reconditioned equipment as well.

Dean Iggo is a keen fitness enthusiast and home gym user. He is also the webmaster of home-gym-buyers-guide.com a website providing unbiased reviews of used treadmills and the ‘best buy’ treadmill ratings for every price range.

Ollyo Win Awards for the Pink Suction Dong Dildo

The Pink Suction Dong has been a great seller for Ollyo over the last four years. The popularity of the Pink Suction Dong is based on the unit’s versatility and low price. The Pink Suction Dong is ideal for the stimulation of either of the female erogenous areas. The Pink Suction Dong dildo is also very popular with guys of any orientation. This marital aid is a marvelous first time buy for anyone who does not already possess a sex aid. The ideal companion for those lonely nights in alone. This toy would make a perfect new addition to any dildo vibrator enthusiasts collection.

The manufacturer responsible for this toy, Ollyo are amongst the the oldest and most prestigious names working in the design and production of toys. They are manufacturers of a huge selection of other luxury vibrators for instance the Double Trouble Slender Bender as well as the Bendable Dong. Ollyo are probably the most cost competitive, so you can buy confident in the knowledge that will not see any better offer through another manufacturer.

The Pink Suction Dong is made with washable resin, to ensure it is very hygienic to enjoy. The Pink Suction Dong is equipped with an additional vibrator pack, make no mistake, this is as sex toy of top quality. This is available with a choice of different colors, lengths and widths. The pliable construction of the Pink Suction Dong makes it possible to achieve penetration at angles that are not achievable during normal sex, allowing you to explore exciting new pleasures and previously un found erogenous regions of your body. The toy has cleverly crafted gnarly bobbles, which will lift your sexual pleasure to a different league.

Aerobic vs Anaerobic: What’s All the Controve ...

There seems to be a great deal of debate as to which type of metabolic training is the best… Aerobic vs Anaerobic.

Ok, what is metabolic training?

What is all this aerobic vs anaerobic talk?

Metabolic training is conditioning exercises performed with the intention of increasing the capacity and efficiency of the energy pathways to store and deliver energy for activity.

Most people commonly refer to this as… cardio.

There are three energy pathways used to provide energy for activity… one aerobic and two anaerobic.

Which of these energy pathways you should train is the source of much controversy… Thus the Aerobic vs Anaerobic dilemma.

Aerobic Activity

Aerobic means in the presence of oxygen… and any activity that is performed at a low to moderate intensity for more than 90 seconds, allowing oxygen to release energy through metabolism, is usually called an aerobic activity.

The benefits of aerobic activity are…

Increased Cardiovascular Function Decrease in Body Fat

The negatives of aerobic activity are…

Decreased Muscle Mass Decreased Strength Decreased Power Decreased Speed Decreased Anaerobic Capacity

Most people in favor of aerobics in the Aerobic vs Anaerobic Controversy rely heavily on the ability of aerobic activity to reduce body fat… but fail to mention that you are also losing muscle, strength, power, speed and anaerobic capacity along with fat reduction.

And here is the really shocking news… Low Intensity Exercise = Greater Fat Loss is a myth!

OK… let me clarify.

Low Intensity Exercise burns about 50% fat for fuel while High Intensity Exercise burns about 40% fat for fuel… so you could say that Low Intensity Exercise burns more fat for fuel than High Intensity Exercise.

But, let’s say you burn 100 calories in 20 minutes of Low Intensity Exercise (50 fat calories), and you burn 160 calories in 10 minutes of High Intensity Exercise (64 fat calories)… you still burn more over-all fat with high intensity exercise than with low intensity exercise.

There is also another advantage of High Intensity Exercise… it increases your metabolism long after the exercise is completed.

More fat burned in less time and an increased metabolism for hours after the workout… sounds pretty good to me.

Anaerobic Activity

Anaerobic means in the absence of oxygen… and any activity that is performed at a medium to high intensity for less than 2 minutes, where energy is derived without oxygen, is usually called an anaerobic activity.

There are two anaerobic energy pathways…

The Anaerobic System (ATP-CP) is where energy is derived from the re-synthesis of Adenosine Tri-Phosphate (ATP) from Creatine/Phosphate (CP) until the stores are depleted… about 5-7 seconds.

The Anaerobic Lactate System (Glycolytic) happens after the (CP) stores have been depleted where the body resorts to the breakdown of glucose for energy.

This results in the production of lactate and hydrogen ions… ultimately leading to fatigue.

The benefits of anaerobic activity are…

Increased Cardiovascular Function Decrease in Body Fat Increased Muscle Mass Improved Strength Improved Power Improved Speed Increased Aerobic Capacity

The negatives of anaerobic activity are…

Anaerobic activity requires an aerobic foundation

When I look at the differences between the benefits of Aerobic and Anaerobic metabolic training I often wonder why there is a Aerobic vs Anaerobic Controversy… the choice seems obvious.

What’s all the aerobic vs anaerobic controversy about?

I think the Aerobic vs Anaerobic Controversy comes about due to an improper understanding of fitness and the use of a bad fitness definition.

Physical fitness is a compromise of cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance, accuracy and toughness .

To pursue fitness excellence you must physically train to “optimize” your performance in all of the physical abilities… and not “maximize” your performance in one ability at the expense of all others.

For people that do not understand that fitness is a compromise, the idea that more, longer aerobic training is indicative of a higher level of fitness is predominate.

However, what they fail to realize is that by focusing on extended aerobic training they are doing little or nothing to improve the other physical abilities needed for fitness excellence… and are actually decreasing their over-all fitness level.

And no, mixing extended aerobic training with body building “isolation” exercises is not the answer.

So what is the answer?

Simple… train ALL of the energy pathways by varying low intensity, long duration – medium intensity, medium duration and – high intensity, short duration metabolic training.

End the Aerobic vs Anaerobic Controversy by making a compromise between the two.

Let’s be honest… unless you are training to be an endurance athlete, there is no need to train like one.

The truth is, most activities encountered in sport, work and life are a combination of all the energy pathways seamlessly flowing from one to another.

Instead of aerobic vs anaerobic it should be aerobic and anaerobic!

To exclude the training of any one energy pathway will greatly diminish the performance improvements from your metabolic training.

My advice… Put an end to the Aerobic vs Anaerobic Controversy!

Add high intensity, short duration metabolic training to your fitness workout plan and vary the intensities by changing methods of training and periodically switching from high intensity, short duration to medium intensity, medium duration and low intensity, long duration.

 

RSS Feed